Consider the following sentence:
"This treaty would eliminate intermediate and short-range missiles STAGED in the USSR and Europe."
In this context, does 'staged' mean 'tested'?
No. It means the missiles are placed in strategic places,from which they can directly threaten important targets. eg Years ago , the USSR tried to stage missiles in Cuba to threaten the USA.
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No. It means the missiles are placed in strategic places,from which they can directly threaten important targets.
eg Years ago , the USSR tried to stage missiles in Cuba to threaten the USA.